AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-02
时间：2019-02-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2008年(十)月
1. Wall Street closes to modest losses as investors 1 wait for a Senate vote on helping 2 out the financial market. The Dow was down more than 200 points early but recovered to a loss of 19 points.
2. In Washington, high hopes that revised financial rescue plan gets the Senate okay. The bill has been sweetened by more than double in the federal deposit 3 insurance on banks to 250,000 dollars. Some lawmakers say this bill has more appeal to constituents 5 back home.
3. China's gold medal gymnasts were old enough to compete in the Beijing Olympics. But the sport's governing body still has questions about the team from the 2000 Sydney Games. Some suggest the gymnasts could be as young as 14 rather than 16 as the rules allow.
4. In the middle of New York City, in this park, a dozen tree houses hanging from the branches but no tree dwellers 6 here. This is for show only, a massed exhibit by a Japanese artist who wants to change the way people see objects in everyday life.
WORDS IN THE NEWS
1. help out: phr v.
to help someone because they are busy or have problems.
2. revise: v.
to change something because of new information or ideas.
3. get the okay: informal
to get permission to do something.
4. sweeten: v.
If you sweeten something such as an offer or a business deal, you try to make someone want it more by improving it or by increasing the amount you are willing to pay.
5. constituent 4: n.
someone who votes in a particular area.
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- There is too much deposit in a bottle of wine.酒瓶里有太多的沉淀物。
- The hotel requires a deposit for all advance bookings.旅馆规定凡预订房间都要先付订金。
- Sugar is the main constituent of candy.食糖是糖果的主要成分。
- Fibre is a natural constituent of a healthy diet.纤维是健康饮食的天然组成部分。
- She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
- Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》